FPCN39 CWLW 151500 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST SATURDAY 15 JANUARY 2000 FOR TODAY. VENTILATION INDICES AND MIXING HEIGHTS. MIXING HEIGHTS IN METRES ABOVE SEA LEVEL. AVERAGE WINDS IN KM/HR. SUBTRACT 20 FROM THE VENTILATION INDEX IN VALLEYS IF THE MIXING HEIGHT IS BELOW THE HEIGHT OF THE LOCAL HILLS. SOUTHERN INTERIOR *** TODAY *** *** TOMORROW *** ****** 7:00 AM **** **** 4:00 PM ***** ***** 4:00 PM ***** VI MXG HT Wnd VI MXG HT Wnd VI MXG HT Wnd (m) (km/h) (m) (km/h) (m) (km/h) FRSR CANYON 35/FAIR 423 22 90/GOOD 727 14 68/GOOD 577 15 KAMLOOPS 20/POOR 428 27 100/GOOD 1185 21 97/GOOD 940 20 OKANAGAN 29/POOR 572 25 100/GOOD 1236 24 100/GOOD 936 27 CASTLEGAR 52/FAIR 853 17 66/GOOD 1133 11 100/GOOD 1014 22 CRANBROOK 24/POOR 1087 27 100/GOOD 1879 16 63/GOOD 1206 28 REVELSTOKE 45/FAIR 756 16 75/GOOD 958 16 25/POOR 601 17 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 SW 24 SW 54 CRANBROOK W 17 W 50 CENTRAL INTERIOR *** TODAY *** *** TOMORROW *** ****** 7:00 AM **** **** 4:00 PM ***** ***** 4:00 PM ***** VI MXG HT Wnd VI MXG HT Wnd VI MXG HT Wnd (m) (km/h) (m) (km/h) (m) (km/h) QUESNEL 13/POOR 606 1 22/POOR 806 5 27/POOR 722 17 100 MILE 20/POOR 1029 25 100/GOOD 1928 6 15/POOR 1060 8 WILLIAMS LK 19/POOR 1061 9 21/POOR 1161 8 21/POOR 1109 12 PUNTZI MNT 18/POOR 994 13 54/FAIR 1231 14 28/POOR 1203 7 PR. GEORGE 18/POOR 889 5 16/POOR 862 5 21/POOR 784 24 BURNS LAKE 48/FAIR 1121 13 21/POOR 1045 5 31/POOR 915 22 SMITHERS 55/GOOD 906 15 23/POOR 763 9 38/FAIR 800 18 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE SW 17 W 39 SMITHERS E 31 E 17 NORTHERN BC/YUKON *** TODAY *** *** TOMORROW *** ****** 7:00 AM **** **** 4:00 PM ***** ***** 4:00 PM ***** VI MXG HT Wnd VI MXG HT Wnd VI MXG HT Wnd (m) (km/h) (m) (km/h) (m) (km/h) FT NLSN 12/POOR 409 7 12/POOR 439 5 23/POOR 568 5 FT STJOHN 12/POOR 713 6 19/POOR 858 12 29/POOR 888 17 WHITEHORSE 18/POOR 777 22 13/POOR 733 12 13/POOR 764 10 DAWSON 12/POOR 383 21 15/POOR 412 3 14/POOR 408 17 WATSON LAKE 12/POOR 704 4 12/POOR 719 4 12/POOR 733 7 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE S 11 0 0 WATSON LAKE SW 13 W 9 WHITEHORSE SW 33 SW 35 MAYO SW 22 W 41 COAST *** TODAY *** *** TOMORROW *** ****** 7:00 AM **** **** 4:00 PM ***** ***** 4:00 PM ***** VI MXG HT Wnd VI MXG HT Wnd VI MXG HT Wnd (m) (km/h) (m) (km/h) (m) (km/h) VANCOUVER 42/FAIR 173 35 27/POOR 121 18 15/POOR 28 48 FRASER VLY 43/FAIR 263 29 38/FAIR 281 10 37/FAIR 209 34 SRN VRISL 34/FAIR 161 27 25/POOR 192 14 17/POOR 61 29 CNTRL VRISL 26/POOR 154 31 22/POOR 351 6 38/FAIR 208 20 NRN VRISL 21/POOR 142 23 43/FAIR 623 13 29/POOR 210 17 TERRACE 37/FAIR 452 17 15/POOR 304 10 59/GOOD 565 17 STEWART 19/POOR 100 23 13/POOR 43 20 13/POOR 39 25 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER SW 42 SW 52 SW 50 SANDSPIT N 33 N 37 N 39 PORT HARDY NW 22 W 22 W 24 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: 0-33.....POOR 34-54.....FAIR 55-100.....GOOD. VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET END/ $$$$^^